Boosey & Hawkes

Boosey & Hawkes

Boosey & Co. was established by Thomas Boosey in 1816. They began selling
woodwind instruments in 1851. The first flutes were made in 1856 after
agreeing to build a flute designed by the Pratten Co. The first "reed"
instruments were made in 1879.

BRASS

FLUTES

REEDS

Year Manufactured

36932

13703

10948

1891

41506

14020

10994

1892

43393

14338

11436

1893

45080

14567

11843

1894

46572

14810

12163

1895

47880

15015

12476

1896

49539

15239

12797

1897

51590

15571

13184

1898

53895

15724

13452

1899

56375

16062

13865

1900

59198

16307

14328

1901

61677

16506

14793

1902

64179

16715

15261

1903

66495

16977

15682

1904

68978

17339

16228

1905

71718

17637

16678

1906

73814

17866

17162

1907

75600

18141

17600

1908

77423

18487

18060

1909

79257

18800

18497

1910

81723

18960

18894

1911

83688

19226

19437

1912

85996

19344

20062

1913

88523

19600

20425

1914

93415

20132

21182

1915

98316

20431

21605

1916

100679

20588

21963

1917

103990

20794

22192

1918

104183

20936

22406

1919

108455

21090

22918

1920

111174

21415

23490

1921

114261

21672

24064

1922

116945

21907

24730

1923

119411

22146

25144

1924

121910

22320

25661

1925

125285

22541

26172

1926

128009

22698

26824

1927

131460

22786

27339

1928

134299

22830

27874

1929

136685

22936

28696

1930

138565

23056

29458

1931

140164

23264

29809

1932

141820

23520

30403

1933

145643

23659

30981

1934

BOOSEY & HAWKES 1934 - 1950

The largest competitor for Boosey & Co. was Hawkes & Son.
In 1934 the two companies joined together to form Boosey & Hawkes.

BRASS

FLUTES

REEDS

Year Manufactured

145199

1935

146673

1936

148811

1937

151140

1938

153435

1939

155743

24500

35142

1940

157774

1941

159290

1942

159898

1943

160568

36000

1944

161408

39725

39725

1945

162913

43450

46450

1946

165575

47175

47175

1947

169451

50900

50900

1948

172247

51577

51577

1949

171903

52254

52254

1950

177608

52391

52931

1951

180519

68605

68605

1952

182842

84279

84279

1953

185201

99953

99953

1954

192569

115630

115630

1955

211560

129184

129184

1956

238659

142738

142738

1957

269345

58835

58835

1958

288450

59144

59144

1959

303448

62458

62458

1960

E54106

65957

65957

1961

69718

69718

1962

75320

75320

1963

78094

78094

1964

1965

1966

93206

93206

1967

99332

99332

1968

105618

105618

1969

111417

111417

1970

117748

117748

1971

126210

126210

1972

133904

133904

1973

143518

143518

1974

153324

153324

1975

163568

163568

1976

173827

173827

1977

183902

183902

1978

191873

191873

1979

201532

201532

1980

210653

210653

1981

221261

221261

1982

234696

234696

1983

250372

250372

1984

266397

266397

1985

In 1981 Boosey & Hawkes purchased Buffet Crampon, Inc. They are now the
exclusive distributor of Buffet woodwinds. In that same year they purchased
Schreiber Bassoon Co. In addition to these instruments, they distribute
Besson Brass, F. Besson trumpets, Keilwerth Saxophones, Paesold Bows, Schroetter
Orchestral Instruments, and Denis Wick.